🎥 Hyperbaric chamber to chromotherapy: Spain's recovery after matches 💪 | OneFootball

In a tournament like the World Cup, player recovery is essential if a team wants to go far. And the Spanish National Football Team has shown what the recovery process looks like for one of its biggest stars: Mikel Merino.

With the help of Claudio Vázquez, head of the RFEF’s medical services, some of the “secrets” behind these recovery methods have been revealed. Hyperbaric chamber, chromotherapy, audiotherapy... everything plays a part in helping the players — in this case Mikel Merino — return to training after a match in the best possible way. 

“Our goal is to try to help the player recover from the stress and physical fatigue caused by matches so that he arrives in the best possible condition for the next game,” says Claudio Vázquez, as he explains the steps he follows in players’ recovery after matches.

A 1% that always helps

Mikel Merino is not only grateful for this kind of support, but also aware that its value can be significant. “This is just a small contribution, it’s not what makes the difference, but well, it’s 1% and at the end of the day you never know how much it might help,” the Navarre native told the RFEF’s official media.

That said, for Mikel Merino the two pillars of good physical condition do not lie in these sessions, but rather in two key elements: nutrition and rest. “The most important thing is to sleep well and eat well,” says the Arsenal player.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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